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COTTON sEEp rROnuCrs.

PRIsR Crude or - none; on
crude, none; prime GUNNER yellow,
40c; oil summer yellow, 38s
choice cooking summer yellow, 4O(g
42c; miners summer yellow, 2S9i0c ;
prime cotton seed mesl, fl8 car load
lots; less than car load, tlS; Oh cot.
ton seed meal, -.
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WHsKY-Straight Kentucky Blur
bon, Maryland aud Psnnsylyauia Rye,
Robinson aud Lincoln Counties, Ten.
nosBeo whistles, according 20 age aud
make common ghisky, aOc9l 10, &C.
cording 10 PROOF.
CINCINNATI, o., September H.
Whisky active and firm; sales l4IC
barrels finished goods on a bssis oil
III 05.
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THE RIVERS.
STEAMERS LEAvIH9
THURSDAY.
MOVEMENTS AT TINE LEvEE

Arrivals --Coahoms, Fhsrs Point;
Rene Mscready, 0scsola; Belle Mem.
phis, Vicksburg.
Departures-Coahoms Friars Point |;
Rene Macready, 0sceols; Chickasaw,
White river; Belle Memphis, 81.
Iouia
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ToBAcco-Common, 25@S5c; other
grades, 35CDS5c.
ssuPp-Garretrs, $40 IS; Ralph's,
$40 25; Railroad, - rs.
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HIDES AND TAlLON.

HDs-Dry flint, No. /, lie; No. 9,
lie; dry sal,ed, 9@llc; green sailed,
No. ], Ito; No. 2, 8tc; green, 6CD6c.
Sheep skins, lbe@ll. BeeSwaI, 20c.
TallOg, 3CD3lo.
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SHOT. LEAD AMI NAILs.

sHor-Drop 81 rs; Buck 81 90.
LEAD-8c.
Nans-Iron 81 1902 20; Steel 81 35
9$2 40.
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Trustee's sale.

DURSUANTto the terms Of decd Of trust
i executed 70 me ss trustee by Pat Martin
and Julia Martin, dated 2lst day Of Ssptsl-
bsr, 1877 90 recorded 10 the hssl,tst,.s
once Of She's Y county, Tennessee. Ia book
No. 100. rage ~, default having bees nads
In the payment Of the debt thstein ssosrsi.
and ! hayins been requested by the bsns-
hclarles therein, will, on satsrasy, the
sd day OF sepiember, 1877, between
tho hours OF II o'clock an. and o'slssk
pm, nt the ttuthwest corner Of Main and
Madison Streets In tho TAXING District Of
B'slby county. Tennessee, oder and seli al
public AneiiOn, 10 tho highest bidder, for
cash, the following real estate, togsther With
all improvements thereon, levitt A certain
lot tituaisd In the Taxing District Fl shelby
county, Tennessee, county Of Shelby, Ten
hessee, knoun and designated ~ lots 7 and
10 block No. Of tho A. hright susdl-
vision, plat NJ which u duly recorded Ia the
Res istsr's cfics Of shelby county, Tennessee.
In plat book !, paso NJ, Said lots hsys saeh
avenue and Iun back bstussn parallel llnes
10 feet 10 a ~ foot alley. The equity Of 70
demption u ~alVed and the title bel eyed V
be good, but ] sell and convey a. trustee
fHly. W. q. MCCLURE, Trustee.
Turlsy A Wright, Attorneys.
by agreement Of parties Interested 10 the
shove described property, the sale 70 be
made September ., ISL, IL hereby pnatponsf
until saturday, S~ptsnber 10, tssf.
al tame place and hour.
W. q. MCCLURE, Trustee.
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Aemphis& White River Pst.Cs
For Clarendon, DovRiih HIM., Det
Arc, AuTu,ts, BsArcy, Newport, gAokioBi
port. pAtsiylllo and AliNay Landings,
STR. CHICKASAW, az
e. Postal " y z ,issT; ~ :. Innn
Gail Tslephons "a. ". q, LOWH. Ast
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PRrHOlEUd,
WHISKY, WINES, LIaUORs gTC

Coal 0m-Pdme white, wholesale
lots, l0c per gallon.
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JOHN Il. NORTOB
"A Madison Street,
DEALER In
LOCAL STOCKS and BONDS
ALSO
Seatheru Miners and Improvement
uTOoEn.
FINANCE.

Money firm and in good supply, at
sper cert. The Clearing House re-
port is ss follows:
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LONDON, September THE amount
OF bullion gone into the Bank Of Eug.
land on balance today Is fl9,0O0.
PARIS, September Three per
cent. rentes, 1921 lac tor the account.
BAsK cLRARISas.
CHICAGO, ILL.,. September Bank
clearings $8,SlS,000.
BALTIMORE, Md, September Bank
clearings today were $l,Sl0,l33; bal
anses, $3.50, 1854.
Bosros, MASS, September Bank
clearlDgs today were $l5,035, 800; bal.
snces, 81, SOC. 92O.
NEW YORK, September 7.-Rank
clearines today were Sl5S, 100, 1853; bal
snces, IS, 22S. 1871.
ST. LOUIS, No., September The
bank clearings today were So, los ,256 |;
balances, $545, 426.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, September T.
The bank cleariDgs today were &c..
467, 275; balances, fl,720, AS.
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HIyEas AsD wEAraBH.
Orrios Bio,
NlNaFuIa.

Oyrios BioHLL SEnyiOs, u. q, Al
MIsrnia, September 7, l Den.
The following observations arc taken
al all station, named At 80 meridian uno.
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POMDER
TOBACCO AND sNUYP.

PowDER-Kegs, s.; hall kegs, 81 II
quarter kegs, 81 80.
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Louisyt,Ie and Nashville.
Gulf Route (Rnnsas city, Spring.
field and niemphtsl.
Memphis ana CharIeston.
Memphts and IittIe Rock.

Leaves Arrives
.rhr'h PM.ll 100 y. m 'Thr'h Pas. 9il6 pm
srhr'h Pas. 6i2o am 'Thr'h Pas. 300 a. m
'Fr'g't(trom freight lat
Hopedeldl leo Am Hepedeld) $40 pm
Central standard time.
NorK-. Daily. I Except Sunday.
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kocaips at ports. this day, 1881 ..........i8,3gl
Receipts At pofu, this day, lss6...... ..... SO
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT.
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Pittsburg, l52.
Pullman PC. N7N.

Ben. ARio g, Sx. Pittsburs, l52.
Rrie, 01t. Pullman /. O., ll7x.
Erie pfd. 81. Reading, SIX.
East Tonn., ~. Rock IsIand, I26.
E.Tenn. ph, 5g<. GS,F., Sx.
Fort Wayne. Isl. 81, ID, ASH. pfd, 70.
Harlem, 2l6. St.L. D, III.
Houston 4 T., Is. en-. Isl, p, S3sf.
Illinois Central,lI. O.M a SIP, D, ll9.
Ind, B. 4 w, l7h. ST, p, M, AM, ll3.
Kansas 4 T, 20 St'Paul 4 Omahs 46.
Lake x. &W., l7l4. 81. Paul 4 0.pfd, l09.
Lake Shore, IS. Tenn, CoalI iron 81,
Lou. & Nash, 62l4. Texas Pacific, "a.
Lou, q N; A., 40. Union Pacific, 6tM.
Mem. h Char, 81. us, Express. T6x.
Mich, Gen., SIS. W,,S.L.SP., I7ss.
Min. 4 st. L.. 49,. W.,S.L. &P. pfd 81.
Min. Il 81. Il. pfd,S0. W. =. Ex., l25.
Missouri Pacific. ,g7A, W. u. Toll, T651.
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New YoTE and principal cities North
and East, par buying. ! premium sell
ing; NeR England sight, discount
buying; NeN Orleans, discount buy.
Ing, par ceiling.
STOCK CALL BOARD.
No session Of the Gall Bard was
held 10 day.
Government bonds, dull and heavy;
State bonds, Gull end steady.
NEW YoRK, September 7.-Money on
call was active AZ TO per cent;
last loan ~ cloeed offered at 4. Prime
mercantile paper Z TO 8. Sterling eK.
change dali and steady at 479i9isO
for 80 day bills, and 4sSl@is4 for de-
mand.
Government bonds were dull and
steady. State bonds we're neglected.
The stock market today was ieve ish
and irregular throughout, with the
general tendency at first In the direc.
ton Of higher figures, but decided
weakness developed before tue close.
There was no pressure OF the long
stock, but the bear clique, by the per.
sistent circulation 81 uniavoTable ru.
mor, aggravated the feeling Of unceT-
tasnty which sgain appeared In the
market. Stories OF the hitch In the
Baltimore and Ohio deal, and Of the
unsettled condition OF rates la the
Southwes, were OF most influence, and
were supplemented by the rejection
oil ell Offers Of bonds by the Secretary
OF the Treasury today. On the other
hand, an assertion that the passenger
rate war In tho Northwest had come
10 an end had a stimulating effect In
the forenoon, though lack Of
confirmation nsltgalised II later. The
advance eliminated by noon, after
which stagnation was the feature for
the space Of nearly two hours, with n
general sagging tendency 10 prices
Decided weakness was developed in
the last hour, however, and the /. wes'
prices were reached shortly before The
close, which WAS active and heavy.
Railroad bonds sympathizsd closely
with siock,. The market was dali
throughout. Sales, $4,000. The
total sales Of ocks today were $40, g2l
shareA C.osing quotations:
HOSDs.
US. d, coup. i255.. M.K.&T. Gen. IL, o..
W, coup, lCsA, North. Pao.lsLll5.
Pacific 81 Of 1870, ~. North. Pac. 2di, iOiiL.
La. ttAmIt, q, -. NJ. Western con. ia.
Missouri %, l0oH. INVEST. del. So, insL.
Tenn 81, sot'mt,,2. st.L. So, 9en.M MT
Tsnn. asset mt, 100. St.Paul con, Tx ~
Tenn. 70, tst'mt, 10. 81, P.C.AP. lsts, lao.
S:1 Pa e. a IT, i P IsGf 81 :Ss e.
DARE ", lists, n. VI, y. lists, liisk
Eris DDS, ssH. West Shore, 9sE.
STOCKS.
Ad.ml Expross,1S. M.L,s.AW bfd,iO7.
Alton AT, u..3T. Mobile A Ohio, IA
h.4T.H.i, pid,O norritAE, ,ond, 1857
American En-, lGf. NnhVIlea e., f5T.
ID. q. X. A y 20. !. Central, T6n.
Canada Pae., So. Nor. a W pfd, N3L.
Canada Sou.t J6A. hortpern PEG, 6S.
Central Pacific, EoIthern Pae. pa. 62D
Chesapeake 1O,,6. GA y; w. lliy.
Gao. lat pfd, u. g'& N.M.p d,,lt3H.
Chicaso A A., 1B. N.Y.C.4StL ,i7E,
Q. "a, ND. 100. N;1'V.Sm L,pfd, l3l.
g"bfqb Hs 8nkoSim%sia;S
Cbt.L4P.pid. Al. Ontario West, IL.
o,B,kC.. 5en. oregon Nay.,SlH,
GAO, "a. Oregon Trans, ~.
C,AH, Valley, 2llk. Oregon Imp, Is,
Del, 4 Hud,, IOiH. Pacific Mali, IS.
Del, L. 4 W., 1879. Peoria ID h., ~.
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OLD papers Tor. aale.ai. APrsAL.o fioe +;
20 cents per 100. seazxs
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BAGaIna AND rIES
MULES AND HORsEy

BAoeIsG-6i@7i.
TIRs-fl 25.
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HEADaUAKTERs ROE
CORRUGATED IRON SIDING
And Iron Roofing.

Ylre, wind, water mud Lightning
preof. Suitable Tor all kinds Of buildinEs-
FOR pficos aud estimates al factory ratss
call on or address
MEMPHIS INITIAL A WOOD Npa CO.,
as A tt0 Main st. and Al a ~ Mulberry 81.
MEMPHIS, Tkad.
HsAtquArteft for Iron Fence Iaad Sfssllug.
0Aivanitad Iron C0rnlos. Tin Roofs a BtovsA.
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RAILROAD TINE TABLE,.
Chesapeake and Ohio Routc.

Chesapeake and ohio Route.
Leaves Arrives
Fast MALL. $3.50 Am Fast Mall. II ;6s q. N
Fast Tx .... $3.50 pm Fast RI. go. 2iis a. 10
'Ripley Az. s 80 p. m 'Riploy 40. $40 a, a
Mail and express trains run solid between
Memphis and Louisville, Pullman buffet
Ginning chair car on express. Three hour,
quickest time TO Chicago. Ticket Office un.
dor Peabody Hotel.
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Mississippi and Tcnnrsseo

Mail trains will not stop at Whitehaven.
Horn Lake, Nosbit, Loves or has stations.
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Mississippi valley Roste H., N. q.
TT. Il. r.
Leaves Arrives
IN, o. Fast IN o. Fast
Mail,...,,, $50 I'm Mail ,.....,., $40 Am
IN. y. Ex... $3.50 q. IN IN. D. Ex .. bil6 p.m
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LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.
A Suggestion In Regard to Funerals


70 the Editor of the Indianapolis Journal:
I see by the Journal this morning that
and beautiful feature introduced at a recent
funeral in Lafayette. There is still room for
improvement in that sad line of business, and I
wish to suggest another innovation, which L
should be glad to become ''the fashion"
Doubtless at the Lafayette funeral. as at all
others, there were present number of friends
of the deceased, who. out of regard for the fam
lily, attended the services little sacrifice of
time and convenience. The relatives of the de-
ceased are often. generally, in a sid room to-
eether, away from the gaze of the pu bile, or so
heavily yelled to prevent being seen or seeing
any one; and so it often turns OUT that the rela-
tives of deceased never know who took the
pains to show their sympathy by attending the
funeral, and who did not.
AS a remedy, suggest that a card basket be
placed in a convenient position at the door, or,
perhaps the foot Of near the casket. so
that all persons present may deposit therein
black bordered card having their name and
date. Persons who desire to attend, but find it
impossible, could send by mail a similar card
Why mott CHAS. d. MEIGS, jR.
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printed after it is woven, the body brussels is
yarn dyed" as the manufacturers say. and
each color of yarn is put in separately.
There is yet another point upon which the
average consumer is not informed great deal
is said about '.five-frame brussels carpets which
are known to be the best in quality, but no men
ton Is made to customers of "threeframe" or
"four-framer carpets by dealers in these goods
Three-frame carpets may be OF precisely the
same patterns and general appearance as
the fve-frame fabric. but the pile. while perhaps
just deep. contains much less stock
and will, after little use. pack and look
fat A frst-class ive-frame carpet on the con-
trary, will retain it's rmness or surface, even after
severe wear and danpness that would almost
destroy the beauty of one of tne lighter sorts
ThreefraIne brussels is the very lowest grade of
these goods, four-frame is better, and fve-frame
is tbs best quality. Consumers who find their body
brussels carpets matted down and packed after
little wear or dampness will DO well to inquire
whether or not they have bought the best or the
lowest grade of these goods. There is really
economy in buying other than frst-class carpets.
but the reliable dealer who warrants fabric
the real hye-frame body brussels, I" stands but
little chance OF a sale beside his more unscrupu-
lous competitor, who sells three-frame of the
same pattern for a considerably less figure, the
purchaser who perchance buys carpet but
once in half dozen years being unable to dis
tinguish between the two.
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placed at all kinds of lucrative employment at
fair wages, and their earnings allowed to revert.
through the proper channel, to The victims of
their crimes. In this way each criminal would
receive punishment in accordance with his
crimes and the suffering victim be practically
recompensed for his loss
This system would serve to prevent crime far
more than the one in vogue Desperate
men are often willing TO serve short term IN
the penitentiary for the sake of wronging one
against whom they bear malice. But If they
realized that the injury must be made good SO
far as money earned by the sweat of their own
broys will make it they will see the folly OF
such an attempt. In the case of murder. In
stead of hanging the murderer, send him to
prison for life and allow his earnings to go to
the aid OF the person persons deprived of sup
port by him. 1 have but presented the ele-
mentary principles of this vast subject, and at
some future time will go into details and eab-
crate the introduction. r. P. H.
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About Brussels Carpets.
and Furnisher.


Almost everyone knows that "body brus-
sells" as it is called, is readily distinguished
from the quality known as tapestry brussels"
by the colors showing through the back of
the fabric, but everyone does not know that this
fact has been taken advantage of by certain
manufacturers. who have printed the backs of
their carpets with the colors employed the
face of the goods, thereby misleading the uu-
wary buyer, who, glancing at the back, sees
color IN stripes and figures, and Immediately de-
eides that this Is q body brussels carpet 1t does
not seem to be generally understood that Will
ton carpet is body brussels carpet with the Pile
or surface cut like velvet and that tapestry
carpet when cut is the called velvet carpet.
To distinguish between the tapestry or dyed
back and and genuine body brussels carpet, draw
out a wool surface thread from from each and
examine it. One will be found pa-tiScoiored. the
other all of one shade. The singh 2AsE~sd thread
is from the body brussels the othe- <om the
tsp-stry. The reason Of this is that tapestry ia
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NUGGETS by the Pint.

Coeur q A1eue Sun.
day that would have made the oldest placer mi
ners heart leap with Joy. The surface gravel
had been washed Off and the large cut in the
jagged bedrock for over one hundred feet was a
mass of glitterinc gold. In places where it had
lodged in the crevices il could be picked up by
the spoonful. About pint of nuggets, from $50
to $50 in weight, were picked I'D in the forecoon
by Charles Dudley. and about twenty pounds of
gold had already been taken to the bank, which
had been scooped out of the pot-holes- No very
large pieces had been found: the largest would
probably not go over three ounces. The clean
up, which will probably take two or three days
yet TO make complete. will be by far the largest
fifty pounds, or in the neighborhood of So, 600.
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Defective Criminal Laws.

To the Editor of the Indiana polls Journal;
That the criminal laws of country are de-
fective there is doubt, nor that change for
the better, should be effected. There is evil
IDENTIFY, to the most casual observer. something
wrong where the victim, or victims, of mali
cious injury is compensated only in what I'M
knowledge that the perpetrator is punished.
The old adaee that misery loves company"
may be true to certain extent; still. sufferer
finds poor compensation for his Fiction in the
knowledge that some one else suffers
Take, as an illustration. the crime of incen-
diarsm, where the unfortunate victim finds
himself and family, in the dead hour of night,
without shelter, and. as is frequently the case,
without clothing enough for decency food for
punishment of the wretch that wrouged him, >
he must depend on his future labor or the
charity of his nelghbors to regain his loss.
AS stronger illustration, there is that worst
is deprived of his life, and his wife and
children. provided he be a man of family, of
their support and protection. Placed among
strangers or in aims houses, cheated OF educa-
ton and the possibilities that attend it, often
deprived of religious influence, they grow up
In accordance with our present law, the guilty
wretch. If apprehended, will pay the penalty of
his crime by being hanged until dead On.
yes; but of what benefit will that be TO the sor-
rowing fsmilyf When hungry will it give them
one mouthful OF foodf When shiyering with
cold will il clothe themf Nayi the
knowledge that TIE murderer of their father
was hung is their only recompense.
Having found that our criminal law system is
wrong, let us then offer remedy. Instead OF
seeking to suppress convict labor should pro-
mote it, Prisoners should lie hired out to con-
tractors TO the government. IN fact and he
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Mistaken in the Disease.


The other day small boy appeared at school
''Why were you absent yesterday" the teacher
asked.
MY sister has the ammonia in the left Leg"
he said, IAN / couldn't come yesterday; an they
couldn't tend to my excuse this morning"
Ammonia in the left leg!" exclaimed the
teacher. "What do you meant
That's what see has got, ma'am," the boy in
sisted.
The teacher in doubt whether the boy
was simply getting up smart answer or wheth-
er he had made mistake. She sent him home
from the reply that his sister had been i'll with
pneumonia in the left lung.
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Not Room Enough TO Grow In

Lincoln fNeb.) Journal
Esouimaux to stranger-'sHello! How in the
mischief did you get up hereI'
s'Oh. didn't have much difficulty. How far
is it to the north polel'
"Half mile or so.'
''Can a fellow go any further north than the
pole?'
mo. What do you want to go beyond that
for? You're further north now than any ex-
plorer ever got before"
.'Well, I'm laying off addition to Kan
sas City, and thatn cut it off rather short"
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Better All Around.

Poor wife ito husband whose loud snoring
keeps her awake)-"Charlie Charlie! do stop
snoring! Turn over your side" tNudges him.
Husband, only half awake, grunts, turns on his
side and continues to snore Wife has a happy
idea Remembers a line from an article called
ssHow to Prevent Snoring" Gives her husband
a second nudge, which ELECTS another grunt.
80, Charliel If you'd keepyour mouth shut you'd
be all right Charlie (still semi-conscious)
UOT1d womb
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He Needed Rest.
Omha World.

First Omaha Youth-Whats the matter? Got
day off
Second Omaha Youth-No, I've resigned.
what for2'
NEARLY worked to death. The store was al
WAYS crammed full of customers, and it just
kept me on the jump all day. Couldn't stand
it,
But what are you going to dc nowl"
ST shall try to get place in some store that
don't advertise"
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San Francisco Chronicle.
'My darling, l am going to have your life in
sured."
'.Why2"
.eWeil of course, you might die; but the fact
is, there's an insurance agent been bounding me
for some weeks. and I've undertaken to insure
you Just to get rid of him"
'.Oh. Johni But, John. how old did you tell
him vast"
.sYou are thirty-five. of course"
n-ahem!-couadn't you insure me as
twenty fiveP
Twenty five! Great Scott! And pay ten
years back premiums on youi"
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Take 1t Either Way.

Pittsbnrg Chronicle
yes" said the railway agent, ''our road trans
ported $50 900 hogs last year, not including Chi
cago drummers."
''Look here seid commercial tourist who
WIS present. Il object to that statement"
(which to the ,.gures? Well can show the
books for it."
.No; not the figures, but your remark about
the Chicago drummers."
You are from Chicago, are you'll"
II am"
'You are drummer, too, perhaps2n
YES SIR"
''Then of course I'll amend nv remark and
say that carried over 450, 900 hogs last year,
including Chicago drummers."
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New York Star: The conversation had been
about children in general, and the mother told
the following story about her child a little
tot not more than three years of age: 1.-The
other night she was kneeling by my side and
saying her prayer of Now | lay down to
Sleep She got as far as IF l should die beforeI
wake She stopped and, being in hurry to
place her in bed. l said: We'll go on; what
comes nextP The little eyes sparkling
with earnestness and deep thought. and after
having apparently settled the question in her
mind she said in her baby way: "A foo
neral -
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Boston Children.

Johnny from Bostonl-Sisrer, never purchase
fruit from that
Sister with alacrity)-No, Johnny, 1 never
Will. But why?
Johnny-Because he expectorates on his ap-
pies to make them luminous.
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A Startling Resemblance.
New York Sun.


my dear" said husband to his wife ne
paid the weeks bills, and had little change left
over, Dye lhic) know why on Satiday night
I'm (hic) suthin' like elephantf'
because your voice is apt to get tusky,
Johnf suggested his wife.
mo, m dear; because I'm (hic) able to make
both ends meet"
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HUMOR OF THE DAY.
Had a Fire Escape.

LaWrenCe A1nerlCan.
Guest-Have you fire escape in this housef
Landlord-Two of 'em sir Guest-I thought
The fire all escaped from my room last
night, and 1 came near freezing.